Ethan Meyers (Duluth, MN) won
5-4 over
Korey Dropkin (Blaine, USA) in the Final of the USA Junior Mens National Championships, held January 17 - 24, 2015 in Devils Lake, North Dakota.
Meyers finished 8-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Meyers defeated
Nicholas Connolly (Seattle, WA) 7-6, then went on to lose
6-4 against
Dropkin. Meyers responded with a
7-5 win over
Cody Falk (Portage, WI). Meyers won
9-6 against
Hunter Clawson (Laurel, MD), then won
9-3 against
Jake Vukich (Bemidj, MN) and
9-6 against
Alex Kitchens (Devils Lake, ND). Meyers won
7-6 against
Matt Sandquist (Wausau, WI), then won
9-3 against
Wesley Pedersen (Midland, MI) and
8-5 against
Cody Clouser (Philadelphia, PA) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the USA Junior Mens National Championships Championship title, Meyers earned
8.000 world rankings points, moving up 167 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 139th place overall with
9.250 total points. Meyers ranks 90th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
8.750 points earned so far this season.
